Monday, 3 August 2009

Bletchley Park

Now this is something to to be very proud of. I've been to many, many stately places and national monuments, but few made me feel the way Bletchley Park did. British codebreaking and British computing genius played an inestimable part in winning the war against Nazism.


The Bombe, designed to test Enigma rotor settings.




Alan Turing's office. In the presence of greatness.



Colossus. In the presence of more greatness - in two ways. Not jsut the awe inspiring original, but also the dedication of the amateurs who have spent more than six years recreating it.






View from the American Garden across the lake to the huts.



The sad state of some of the buildings today, which illustrates why Bletchley Park needs help with funds. These Paypal and Worldpay links enable you to donate to Bletchley Park online.








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  1. sarah3 August 2009 at 15:45

    Greetings from across the pond (Vermont, USA). I came across your blog by clicking the "Next Blog" button at the top - read the post about Bletchley Park - and just wondered if you had read the book "Cryptonomicon" by Neal Stephenson. It's quite a fun and fascinating read.

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